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Uber and lyft don't need checkbooks. They will just pass any additional costs on to the public. And, a lot of these contractors fall into the 50% who would not pay federal income taxes anyway, although they would ow FICA.
That is not the way it works. Sorry, but this is basic price theory that is covered in Eco 101. Companies can not merely pass costs along without consequence. If could, their prices would be higher in the first place.
This could have real consequence to companies like UBER and Lyft, squeezing their competitive advantage over taxis. Then again, that competitive advantage has a lot to do with the "gig" economy.